SAB 011-012-040 Rock Over Germany

2 CD & CD-ROM
Catalogue : #SAB 010-011/040
Disc Length : 74:00 / 71:51
Source : Soundboard Recordings
Sound Quality : EX+
Year Of Release : 1997

Act II Tour
Flugplatz, Lüneburg
3rd September 1993

Disc 1
1. MY NAME IS PRINCE 2. SEXY MF (Including LOVE 2 THE 9's) 3. THE BEAUTIFUL ONES 4. LET'S GO CRAZY 5. KISS 6. IRRESISTIBLE BITCH 7. SHE'S ALWAYS IN MY HAIR 8. RASPBERRY BERET 9. THE CROSS 10. SIGN O' THE TIMES 11. PURPLE RAIN 12. THUNDER 13. WHEN DOVES CRY 14. NOTHING COMPARES 2 U 15. AND GOD CREATED WOMAN 16. DIAMONDS & PEARLS 17. PIANO INSTRUMENTAL 18. VENUS DE MILO 19. I LOVE U IN ME 20. STROLLIN' 21. SCANDALOUS 22. GIRLS & BOYS 23. ARABIC INTRO - 7

Disc 2
1. MAYTE'S SPEECH 2. 1999 3. BABY I'M A STAR 4. ROCK THE HOUSE 5. AMERICA 6. D.M.S.R. 7. GETT OFF 8. POPE - IT'S GONNA BE A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT 9. PEACH

Act II Tour - Arena, Sheffield : 2nd August 1993
10. LET'S GO CRAZY 11. KISS 12. THE CROSS 13. PURPLE RAIN

BBC Broadcasting House, London : 7th September 1993
14. 1999 15. BABY I'M A STAR 16. ROCK THE HOUSE 17. AMERICA 18. D.M.S.R. 19. POPE 20. JAM - IT'S GONNA BE A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT (Including TAKE THE A-TRAIN) 21. PEACH

Act II Tour Aftershow - Terminal 2, Munich : 28th August 1993 (am)
22. KRISTAINE BACKER INTRO 23. JAILHOUSE ROCK 24. CALHOUN SQUARE 25. RACE 26. INSTRUMENTAL OUTRO

Disc 3 (CD-ROM - Quicktime)
Act II Tour - Donauinsel, Vienna : 25th August 1993
MY NAME IS PRINCE / SEXY MF (Including LOVE 2 THE 9's) / THE BEAUTIFUL ONES / LET'S GO CRAZY / KISS / IRRESISTIBLE BITCH / SHE'S ALWAYS IN MY HAIR / RASPBERRY BERET / THE CROSS / SIGN O' THE TIMES / PURPLE RAIN / THUNDER - WHEN DOVES CRY - NOTHING COMPARES 2 U - AND GOD CREATED WOMAN - DIAMONDS & PEARLS / VENUS DE MILO / CONDITION OF THE HEART / LITTLE RED CORVETTE / STROLLIN' / SCANDALOUS / GIRLS & BOYS / ARABIC INTRO / 7 / MAYTE'S SPEECH / 1999 / BABY I'M A STAR / AMERICA / D.M.S.R. / JOHNNY / IT'S GONNA BE A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT

COMMENT
A phenomenal release, and perhaps the best document of an Act II show there is. This is the only circulating soundboard of an Act II concert, which itself makes this release great. The addition of the remaining bonus material just makes this even more appealing. The Lüneburg concert is a basic, but enjoyable show. Unusually there is no 'Little Red Corvette' played, hence the piano segment is very short. The encore includes a very bassy 'Pope', and closes with 'Peach', which include some added lyrics, including the line "I got a boner as big as a drum stick Michael used to play in 9th grade". The Sheffield tracks are from the cancelled radio broadcast of the show on Capitol FM, and have since become available in more complete form on Sabotage's "Starlight Lounge". The Radio 1 concert broadcast again is a nice addition to the set, although they are already heavily circulating. The closing tracks from the Munich Act II aftershow are a strange bonus. They are taken from the MTV broadcast, and are each barely 45 seconds long - something of a tease. I am aware that some versions of this release come with the Vienna 25th August 1993 Act II show, whilst others have the Wegberg 28th August 1993 Act II show. The packaging is very cool, however there is a tracklisting mistake on the back cover - no biggie. Overall though, an (as yet) unequalled release of 1993 soundboard/broadcast footage.